Thread: [FTC]: FTC electronics issue - maybe metal shavings?
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Re: [FTC]: FTC electronics issue - maybe metal shavings?
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Originally Posted by jcarr View Post
Suggest that you rewire the controllers on S2 so motor controller is first in chain and the two servo controllers are 2nd and third.

Watch your current draw on the servo controllers. If over the 5A (easily done with the quarter scale servos), they can shut down for a time after maxing the current and it takes time for them to reset. Cycling power may not reset them, but they will reset after about 5 - 10 minutes.

Of course, metal shavings are always bad...
Thanks. We are using the Anderson power splitter and only three servos on each controller so we don't think that was it (and only one quarter-scale servo).

We replaced the motor controller and all seems to be well. Interestingly, I am told that one was being flaky earlier in the season, so it may or may not have been related to the shavings.

We carefully inspected everything and cleaned them off with compressed air. No issues at the moment.

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions!
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